3 Broad Lane Downholland Ormskirk Lancashire L39 7HS

1. 17 Jul 2024

   Received by Sefton

2. 12 Aug 2024

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 24 Dec 2024

   Decision issued: Cert of Lawfulness (EXISTING) Granted

4. 7 Sep 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Sefton granted permission on 24 December 2024, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

• Land Adjacent To 4A Broad Lane Downholland Lancashire

  2024/0413/FUL Submitted 13 May 2024 50 yards away

  Change of use to residential and Provision of new 4 bedroom detached house. Temporary provision of static caravan for duration of construction works.

  Refused Full applications New dwelling 8 docs

• Land Adjacent To 4A Broad Lane Downholland Lancashire

  2026/0519/FUL Submitted 19 Jun 2026 50 yards away

  86% historically approved · decision due ~24 Aug

  Construction of new dwelling.

  Awaiting decision Full applications New dwelling 22 docs
  Domestic

• Smithy Farm Broad Lane Downholland Ormskirk Lancashire L39 7HS

  2019/1122/CON Submitted 4 Nov 2019 100 yards away

  Approval of Details Reserved by Condition No's. 3, 4 and 9 of planning permission 2019/0068/FUL relating to details of the external materials, drainage strategy for the proposed hardstanding, scheme for separate foul and surface water drainage of the site.

  Granted Conditions 1 doc

• Smithy Farm Broad Lane Downholland Ormskirk Lancashire L39 7HS

  2019/1122/CON Submitted 4 Nov 2019 100 yards away

  Approval of Details Reserved by Condition No's. 3, 4 and 9 of planning permission 2019/0068/FUL relating to details of the external materials, drainage strategy for the proposed hardstanding, scheme for separate foul and surface water drainage of the site.

  Granted Conditions 1 doc

• Land To The West Of Smithy Farm Broad Lane Downholland Ormskirk Lancashire L39 7HS

  2026/0424/PIP Submitted 21 May 2026 150 yards away

  Application for Permission in Principle - erection of 1no. dwelling.

  Granted Outline 11 docs
  Domestic

• Land To The West Of Smithy Farm Broad Lane Downholland Ormskirk Lancashire L39 7HS

  2026/0424/PIP Submitted 21 May 2026 300 yards away

  87% historically approved · decision due ~16 Jul

  Application for Permission in Principle - erection of 1no. dwelling.

  Decided 11 docs
  Domestic

• 2026/0813/LDC Awaiting decision

  Land South Of Sunnyside Firswood Road Lathom Lancashire

  Certificate of Lawfulness - Open storage for caravans and motorhomes under Use Class B8 (Storage and Distribution)

  Received 30 Sep, published by the council 5 Oct 2026 Lawful development
• 2026/0655/LDP Granted

  29 Rimmer Green Scarisbrick Southport Lancashire PR8 5LP

  Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) - Loft conversion.

  Received 3 Aug, published by the council 7 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• 2026/0582/LDC Refused

  10 Wellington Close Tanhouse Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 6BJ

  Certificate of Lawfulness - Use of land as domestic garden land, and retention and use of garden shed for storage associated with dwellinghouse.

  Received 8 Jul, published by the council 7 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• 2026/0232/LDP Granted

  24 Lord Street Burscough Ormskirk Lancashire L40 4BZ

  Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) - Change of use from C3 Dwelling to a C2 Children's Home for the care of one child.

  Received 23 Mar, published by the council 21 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• 2026/0621/LDP Granted

  45 Hants Lane Ormskirk Lancashire L39 1PX

  Certificate of Lawfulness for a Proposed Children's Care Home for 1 child C2 Use

  Received 23 Jul, published by the council 7 Aug 2026 Lawful development